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Peer reviewedOlson, Lester C. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1997
Analyzes Audre Lorde's speech which interweaves commentary on the silence surrounding breast cancer with insights about silence drawn from her experiences as a member of several subordinated communities. Finds she comments on silencing and power, sexism, verbal abuse, violence and sexualized aggression, shame, and hostile social environments--her…
Descriptors: Cancer, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention
